diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/registry.rs b/src/cargo/ops/registry.rs
index 5d35b71e3b7..447c19f282f 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/registry.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/registry.rs
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ pub fn search(query: &str,
 
     let list_items = crates.iter()
         .map(|krate| (
-            format!("{} ({})", krate.name, krate.max_version),
+            format!("{} = \"{}\"", krate.name, krate.max_version),
             krate.description.as_ref().map(|desc|
                 truncate_with_ellipsis(&desc.replace("\n", " "), 128))
         ))
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ pub fn search(query: &str,
             Some(desc) => {
                 let space = repeat(' ').take(description_margin - name.len())
                                        .collect::<String>();
-                name + &space + &desc
+                name + &space + "# " + &desc
             }
             None => name
         };
diff --git a/tests/search.rs b/tests/search.rs
index b2f1c8ad1bc..4c55058ade5 100644
--- a/tests/search.rs
+++ b/tests/search.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ fn simple() {
                        .with_stderr("\
 [UPDATING] registry `[..]`")
                        .with_stdout("\
-hoare (0.1.1)    Design by contract style assertions for Rust"));
+hoare = \"0.1.1\"    # Design by contract style assertions for Rust"));
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ fn multiple_query_params() {
                        .with_stderr("\
 [UPDATING] registry `[..]`")
                        .with_stdout("\
-hoare (0.1.1)    Design by contract style assertions for Rust"));
+hoare = \"0.1.1\"    # Design by contract style assertions for Rust"));
 }
 
 #[test]